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Teacher Spotlight: Jody Lynn Tolley, Skyline High

Jody Lynn Tolley teaches American Sign Language at Skyline High School, and is a member of the first cohort in the Educational Technology Endorsement Program. In this spotlight Ms. Tolley describes how having Chromebooks in her classroom has opened many new ways for her students to learn about ASL and Deaf culture. She also speaks to the value of the Canvas learning management system in keeping students up to speed when they miss her class, as well as giving them valuable skills that enable them to succeed in navigating future college classes.

Spotlight Author: Celia Powell, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Grant Resources from Google for Education

In an effort to provide teachers and administrators with more information on possible funding sources for technology, with this post we commence a new series and category on grants. As we become aware of new grant opportunities we will share them here on our blog, and an archive of all grant opportunities will be accessible at this link: https://www.graniteschools.org/edtech/category/grants.  

Google for Education provides a dynamic resource on technology grants in the form of this live document, “Device Grants | Google for Education.” [Read more…] about Grant Resources from Google for Education

Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – May 2015

Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – May 2015

Our department’s monthly newsletter was recently sent out to all teachers in Granite School District. If you missed it you can also access it here.

This month’s highlights include:

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Critical Thinking

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how students’ critical thinking and resource analysis skills have improved thanks to the immediate access to a wide array of web sites and resources provided by the classroom Chromebooks.  Having instant in-class access to all the resources available on the Internet makes it easier for teachers to model good research practices and coach students in the analysis of these resources for credibility.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Communication

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how email, Canvas, and cloud-based collaborative tools such as Google Drive/Google Docs and classroom Chromebooks have enabled students to more easily and more readily contact teachers with questions and comments, receive more immediate feedback and answers from teachers, as well as communicate with each other with questions and ideas relative to their learning.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.

Teacher Spotlight: Mandee Cossa, West Valley Elementary

Mrs. Cossa is a fantastic sixth grade teacher at West Valley Elementary.  She incorporates technology into the classroom daily, creating lessons that are both meaningful and fun. In this video, students in Mrs. Cossa’s class are working on multimedia projects after studying figurative language. The students use the Chromebooks, YouTube, the WeVideo Chrome app and Google Presentations to complete their projects. Mrs. Cossa has created a creative and positive learning environment where students work collaboratively on a regular basis.

Spotlight Author: Teresa Bruin, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Collaboration

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how cloud-based collaborative tools such as Google Drive/Google Docs and classroom Chromebooks enable students to easily collaborate on projects and give immediate feedback to one another through peer-editing of writing.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Creativity

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers highlight ways that students use classroom Chromebooks to explore their own ideas and interests, develop creative projects, and become creators and producers of knowledge rather than simply consumers of information.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Initial Struggles and Successes

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s videos, teachers discuss some of their initial struggles and initial successes in using digital devices with students.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.